| Headteacher | Mr. H Abbott |
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| Specialism | Sports |
| Location | Leyes Lane Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 2DA England |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
| DfE URN | 125747 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1704 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | KSSC |
Kenilworth School and Sports College is a secondary school based in Leyes Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England.
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The school is split into two levels of education; Lower School (KS3) and Upper School (GCSE). The school has an average capacity of 1,700 and has a uniform consisting of black trousers, navy blue sweatshirt, royal blue polo shirt (Lower) or navy blue polo shirt (Upper).
The newly appointed head of the school is now Mr Abbott. The Former Head, Dr Begbie retired in April 2008. Students sit their GCSE examinations in July, although some GCSEs are modular based and so students sit in other examination periods.
Lower School is for students in Key Stage 3 (Year 7, 8 and 9). The Building of Lower School accommodates Lower School students for the registration period (tutor time) and break-times. Lower School is also the home of the library and the dance studio. Lower School also holds various subjects.
The Subjects taught in the Lower School buildings are;
The Meadows Sports Centre is an en-suite sports complex including a hall, fitness centre, mens and women's changing rooms and a full size 'astroturf'. The sports complex, as well as being used by the school, is also used in 'out of school' hours allowing members of the public to use it. Various sports are played in the sports complex including: Football, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Hockey etc.
Upper School is for students who are studying GCSEs (Year 10 and 11). The Building of Upper School accommodates Upper School students for the registration period (tutor time) and break-times. Upper School is also the home of the drama studio. The music department holds the school radio which is played in the Upper and Lower School Halls. Like the Lower school, Upper school also holds various subjects.
This site was formally the site of Kenilworth Grammar School.
The Subjects taught in the Upper School buildings are:
Castle Sixth Form is part of Kenilworth School and Sports College. This Sixth Form is where students take A level education. Based in Rouncil Lane, Kenilworth students can take a wide range of subjects providing they have the correct GCSEs usually 5 A* to C- and at least C- or B in the required subject. Students who do not have the basic 5 A* - C can undertake the 'Connect Course' to gain them the necessary grades at GCSE (including C+ in English and Maths). Students sit AS Level in year 12 before moving on to A2 Level in year 13. Exams are held in January and July. The majority of students will move onto some form of higher education (usually university) after leaving the sixth form. There is no formal uniform in Castle sixth form. The head of Castle Sixth form (until July 2010) is Mr Curran. In 2008 Ofsted review Castle Sixth Form scored 1's and 2's making it one of the best Sixth forms in the midlands. There are many subjects a student can take in Castle Sixth Form including:
Optional 5th subjects include:
Some students study for BTEC qualifications. Students may also take part in the consortium scheme, so they study other subjects at other local sixth forms. On Wednesday afternoon, students get the chance to do one of the following:
Kenilworth School and Sports College was three schools from the 1960s until the 1990s, Abbey High School, Castle High School & Kenilworth Grammar School. .
Abbey Hall was where Lower School now resides. The Headmaster in the 1980s was Mr Hughes (nicknamed "Boz"). Priory Hall was on the site of Upper School and the Head was Mr Crowther (nicknamed either Crowbar or Brown Suit). He retired in 1990 and was replaced by Dr Alex Begbie.
Both Heads were answerable to a Principal in charge of Kenilworth School named Mr Wilson. The uniform for Abbey Hall was a black blazer with a red badge on the breast pocket with the letters "AH" and a red and black tie. Priory's uniform was the same except the badge and tie were blue and the letters said "PH". Girls were required to wear a skirt and boys' socks had to be grey. In 1983 boys and girls were allowed to wear earrings but only a single stud in one ear.
Up until 1989 boys and girls sat on opposite sides of the school halls for assemblies. This practice was abolished to bring the school in line with modern thinking concerning gender integration.
Around half of Warwickshire (Rugby, Stratford and Alcester) has the selective education system. Kenilworth is a prosperous area, and the school gets very good GCSE results and A-level results similar to a grammar school.
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